“The relentless march of IP is conquering more desktops and
devices every day and in 1999 will break out into an all-out
assault on the communications world.”
“Standards near completion by the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) will simplify data-storage systems in enterprises and
ease the use of the protocol over satellite links. IP will also
come to television, both cable and broadcast. These technology
advances will come even as IP steadily gains market acceptance for
voice and video communications and for the mainframe applications
that enterprises once trusted only to IBM’s Systems Network
Architecture.”